Game-table.



110. 811,148. PATBNTED JAN. so, 1906.

' M. M. JOHNsoN.

GAME TABLE.

AlPLIOATION FILED FEB. 7. 1905.

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Patented Jan. 30, 1906.

Application filed February 7| 1905. Serial No. 244,615.

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARTIN M. JoI-INsoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Greenville, in the county of Darke and State of Ohio, have 'invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gaine-Tables, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to game-tables, and

especially to that class of game-tables whereon a game is played with balls impelled by cues or like devices.

The object of my invention is to provide a game-table for the playing of a game requiring a great degree of skill and precision.

With this and other objects in view the present invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings, and particu* larly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes in the form, proportion, size, and minor details may be made within the scope of the claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings, Figurel is a top plan view of my improved game-table. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of my improved gametable, taken on line 2 2 of Eig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail vertical sectional view of the side cush ions of my improved game-table.

Like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

In its essential features my invention comprises a table having a plane surface, preferably square inform and having suitable cushions arranged along each of its sides, as indicated at 1. The cushions 1 are made sectional, and between the several sections are provided pocket j openings 3. In its preferred proportion my gameetable is provided upon each of its sides with six pocket-openings, though it is obvious that any other number may be as well used, and in each of said pocket-openings is provided an aperture 4.- through the table-surface, beneath each of which is suspended a bag-like pocket 5, preferably of fabric. The several sections forming the cushion along the sides of the tables are covered with fabrics of different colors, so that the cushion along each side of the table differs in color to the other cushions, as indicated by the shading in Fig. 1.

Upon the surface of the table are arranged a plurality of triangular-shaped resilient buffers upstanding from the table-surface and of a height approximately equaling the height of the side cushions. The triangular buffers are indicated at 6 and are each covered with fabric and preferably differently colored, so that the bufl'ers abutting any one side of the table are colored similar thereto, the color being arranged in the form of a triangle with its base, the side of the table, and its apex approximately at the center thereof. The buffers are so disposed upon the surface of the table as to form ball passage-ways extending entirely across the table from each pocketopening to the pocket-opening directly opposite, as indicated at 7 in Fig. 1, and extending always parallel with the sides of the table. The arrangement of the buffers form obliquelydisposed ball passage-ways 8, as shown in Fig. 1, extending from each corner of the table to the opposite corner and other obliquely-disposed ball passagaways 9, extending parallel therewith, with each end terminating at a pocket-opening- The table is provided with any approved frame v1() to hold the cushions and set upon any convenient support, as the leOs l1. A plurality of balls is provided equa in number to the number of pockets and are colored to correspond with the colors of the cushions. For playing the balls are designed to be arranged as indicated in Fig. 1. eted in pocket A, B in B', O in C', D in Df, E

in E, and F in I1" the ball E being the cueball and the last ball to be pocketed.

The foregoing description of the table and apparatus is sufficiently explanatory of the operation and use of the table, and I do not deem a further explanation necessary.

While I have briefly described the preferred game to be played upon my improved table, it is obvious that its use is not limited to the playing of such game only.

While I have shown and described the buffers as being triangular in form and resilient, it is obvious that they may be differ ently formed and rigid and that other changes in the form, proportion, and use of my iniproved table may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as novel, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A gaine table provided with suitable The ball A is designed to be pock- IOO IIO

cushions arranged along each of its sides, pocket-openings therethrough, pockets disposed Within the pocket-openings and partitions forming passage-Ways registering with the pocket openings and properly proportioned for the passage therethrough of balls.

2. In a game-table upon Which balls are to be impelled, suitable Cushions arranged and differently colored along each of its sides and provided With a plurality of pocket-openings therethrough, a pocket disposed Within each of said pocket-openings and buffers arranged upon the table to forin passage-Ways7 said passage-Ways being arranged to register With the pocket-openings and proportioned to permit the passage of a ball. Y

3. In a game-table upon which balls are to be impelled, suitable cushions arranged and differently colored along each of its sides and provided With a plurality of pocket-openings therethrough, a pocket disposed Within each of said pocket-openings and resilient buffers geornetrioally arranged upon the surface of said table to form passage-Ways and so disposed that the passage-Ways register With the pocket-openings.

4. A garneetable apparatus Comprising a table7 suitable cushions arranged and difl'erently colored along each of its sides and provided With a plurality of pocket openings therethroughI a ball -reoeiving pocket disposed Within each of said pocket-openings7 a plurality of triangular shaped buffers arranged upon the surface of the table and to form a plurality of ball passagewvays parallel With each of the table sides and others eX- tending obliquely thereto and a plurality of series of ballsJ each series Colored to eorrespond With the eolor of one oi' the side cushions and equal in number to the pocket-openings in each cushion.

In testimony Whereor1 I aHiX rny signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

MARTIN M. JOHNSON.

Witnesses:

W. J. MCCURDY, M. B, TRAINOR. 

